King High School - Coronat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Upper right: Mr. Gerald Koch talks with juniors during a seminar in his American History class. Above left: Mrs. Patricia Brannock, who left at mid-term, lectures on consumer motivation in one of her psychology classes. Above right: Mr. B. I). Randolph checks class roll in EMH second period.

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Social Studies ' Private Budget Highlights Year A privatP budget enabled the Social Studies Department to subscribe to the magazines Psychology Today and Sociologx Todav. Old textbooks were replaced by new ones in the American History classes. In November the government and busi- ness law classes toured the Capitol and the Governor ' s mansion. They also spent several lii)iir on the University of Texas campus. The Social Studies Department at King not only included history and government, but .sociology and psychology as well. These subjects helped the students gain an insight into wliv people act as they do. SociaJ Studies Department teachers (l-r) are Mrs. Barbara Fleenian. Mrs. Dorothy Roby, !r. B. D. Randolph, Mrs. Holla Wiley. Mrs. Gloria Korach, Mr. David Minnick, Mr. Gerald Koch, Mrs. Rita Macmanus. and Mrs. May Lee. Below right: Mr. Clarence Todd questions a stu- dent on her answer to a homework assignment. Below; Mrs. Ginger Mokry takes time out from her government classes to teach students a cheer at a fall pep rally. Faculty 242

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Lecture notes are put aside as tlie Kiiglish Dcpartnierit takes time out at a departmental meeting. Coach Jerrv Weiser consults with Mr. Richard Harbin. Others are (1-r) Mrs. Carol Porter, Mrs. Jayne Selby, Mrs. Jackie Gaskins. Mrs. Cecile Anderson, Mrs. Vivian Eubank, Mrs. Jane Tout, Mrs. Nancy DePuy, Miss Chris Davis, Mrs. Lucy Hill, Mrs. .Ann , llen. Mrs. Dorothy McCoy and Mrs. Sandy Harwell. Aesop Added to Senior English The English Deparlnniit thi year was highlighted by the adclitic.n cil an advani ' ed senior English program. |pn ie lilins in the junior English classes, and a trip to the movies by the sophomore classes. The advanced senior English program. or .AESOP as it was called, gave seniors an opportunity to choose different teachers for different subjects each six weeks. The English teachers involved were Mrs. Dorothy McCov, Mrs. Cecile Anderson, and Mrs. Vivian Eubank. The junior English classes were given opprotunities to make films of their own relating to subjects that they were studying. They saw several thought-provoking films that had no dialogue. The sophomore English classes went to see the movie Julius Caesar at Deux Cine. -All .sophomores were allowed to attend the production. New textbooks rounded out llie innovation of the departmiMil. Johnnie Stewarl. rcdi pr, checks her lards bctn 244 Kaculty